I became the champion of Galar. Sword and Shield is a great addition to the Pokemon franchise and has great music as always and has more additional Pokemons. The battles are quite interesting but its seems easy enough to finish the game without losing. Yes, i think Sword and Shield's battles are easy and i feel like the AIs are not even trying. In addition, the gym battles are really impressive they just made Pokemon battles feel more like an actual sport in the world of pokemon and the Gym Theme is so good and it helps you to immerse yourself in the gym battle that is going on. The region of Galar is pretty big but the map feels like its just a big one way route and unlike older pokemon games, which have pretty confusing map routes. The graphics is an pretty decent for a switch game the only down side is that everything feels bland. Nostalgia has nothing to do with this but i feel like the 2D pixel art of Pokemon games are the heart of the game series.

Pokemon Sword is an okay Pokemon game it has good themes and really good new pokemon designs the story is very passable. On the other hand, the characters are really interesting and has charismatic personas especially the Gym leaders. The battles are really enjoyable but pretty easy to beat.